The Apache Maven team is pleased to announce the release of the Apache Maven Release Plugin, version 3.0.1
https://maven.apache.org/maven-release/maven-release-plugin/ You should specify the version in your project's plugin configuration: <plugin> <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId> <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId> <version>3.0.1</version> </plugin> You can download the appropriate sources etc. from the download page: https://maven.apache.org/maven-release/download.html Release Notes - Maven Release Plugin - Version 3.0.1 ** Bug * [MRELEASE-851] - javaHome parameter is ignored and inherited unexpectedly * [MRELEASE-1103] - Decryption of server password in settings.xml failed (works with 2.5.3) * [MRELEASE-1114] - Broken interaction of maven-gpg-plugin with Gpg4win Kleopatra since 3.0.0-M6 * [MRELEASE-1123] - Maven Release plugin doesn't work in maven 4 ** Improvement * [MRELEASE-1120] - Upgrade surefire version to 3.0.0 * [MRELEASE-1122] - add plugin's system requirements history ** Task * [MRELEASE-1127] - Refresh download page ** Dependency upgrade * [MRELEASE-1121] - Bump maven-shared-utils from 3.3.4 to 3.4.2 Enjoy, -The Apache Maven team